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Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Series Support Matrix

RAID Controller Firmware Version 07.84.53.60

Revised: January 17, 2014

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

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January 2014 A05

Introduction

This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD3200, MD3220, MD3200i, MD3220i, MD3600i, MD3600f, MD3620i, MD3620f, MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i and MD3660f storage arrays, as well as usage considerations, recommendations and rules.

[info-symbol] Unless specified, all information in this document is applicable to the most current RAID controller firmware version available from dell.com/support.

Table 1. MD-Series Models and Data Protocols Supported

MD Array Model Data Protocol
MD320016 Gbps Direct Attached SAS storage array with 12 drives (3.5 inch)
MD322016 Gbps Direct Attached SAS storage array with 24 drives (2.5 inch)
MD3200i11 Gbps iSCSI network storage array with 12 drives (3.5 inch)
MD3220i11 Gbps iSCSI network storage array with 24 drives (2.5 inch)
MD3600i110 Gbps iSCSI network storage array with 12 drives (3.5 inch)
MD3620i110 Gbps iSCSI network storage array with 24 drives (2.5 inch)
MD3600f18 Gbps Fiber Channel network storage array with 12 drives (3.5 inch)
MD3620f18 Gbps Fiber Channel network storage array with 24 drives (2.5 inch)
MD326026 Gbps Direct Attached SAS storage dense array
MD3260i21 Gbps iSCSI network storage dense array
MD3660i210 Gbps iSCSI network storage dense array
MD3660f28 Gbps Fiber Channel network storage dense array

NOTES:

Dell PowerVault MD-Series Storage Array Rules

This section contains both general and model-specific connectivity and consideration rules for MD storage arrays. Only the rules shown in Table 2 apply to ALL storage array models. For rules applying to specific MD models, see Tables 3 and 4.

[info-symbol] MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i and MD3660f platforms are supported in dual-RAID controller (duplex) configurations only.

Table 2. MD-Series Storage Array Rules for All Models

RULE
MD3200 series
6Gbps SAS		 MD3200i series
1Gbps iSCSI		 MD3600i series
10Gbps iSCSI		 MD3600f series
8Gbps Fibre Channel
Maximum number of host servers a single storage array can connect to with one RAID controller module installed4326464
Maximum number of host servers a single storage array can connect to with two RAID controller modules installed8
(4 if using high availability)		326464
Maximum number of Dell 6GbSAS HBA cards supported in a single host server attached to single array. (It is recommended to use two Dell 6Gb SAS HBA cards for all redundant cabling configurations.)2
(each card has two ports)		N/AN/AN/A
Unused ports on a Dell 6Gb SAS HBA card already connected to an MD3260 cannot be connected to another device (such as a tape drive or other model storage array).N/A
Maximum number of MD Series Storage Arrays a host server may connect to:2 (HA)444
SAS and iSCSI storage arrays can be connected to the same host server.✔✔✔✔
A hot spare for a disk group must be a physical disk of equal or greater size than any of the member disks.✔✔✔✔
When using out-of-band management with SMcli by specifying the RAID Controller management port IP addresses on the MD Storage Array, SMcli commands that change the attributes of a virtual disk, virtual disk copy, or snapshot virtual disk, must have management access to the owning RAID Controller Module. Where applicable, it is best practice to specify both management port IP addresses on the SMcli invocation: SMcli 192.168.128.101 192.168.128.102 -c.✔✔✔The I/O co-existence between the Fibre Channel and any other protocol on same host is not supported.
On Linux systems Device Mapper multipathing drivers are required for multipath support✔✔✔✔
Co-existence of several Linux multi-path drivers is not supported. When using a MD3200 or MD3600 series array with Linux host servers only the Linux Device Mapper failover driver is supported.✔✔✔✔
Virtual disks on MD Series Storage Arrays cannot be used for booting.✔✔✔✔
Disk Groups can be migrated between a Dell PowerVault MD3260/3260i/3660i/3660f by following the appropriate Disk Group migration procedure✔✔✔✔
Disk pools cannot be migrated.✔✔✔✔
Greater than 180 drives for Disk Pooling is not currently supported.✔✔✔✔
Maximum capacity per array for dynamic disk pooling.1024 TB256 TB256 TB1024 TB
All iSCSI Host ports on a controller have to be at the same port speedN/AOnly 1Gbps SupportedOnly 1Gbps SupportedN/A
iSCSI Host ports will only auto-negotiate to the port speed set in MDSMN/A✔✔N/A
If the iSCSI initiators are connected to MD3200i and/or MD3600i series through the network switches, make sure that your switches support IEEE 802.3x flow control, and the flow control is enabled for both sending and receiving on all switch ports and server NIC ports. If you do not enable the flow control, your iSCSI storage array may experience the degradation of the I/O performance.N/A✔✔N/A
In addition to enabling the Ethernet IEEE 802.3x flow control it is also recommended to disable unicast broadcast storm control on the switch ports connected to the iSCSI initiators and target arrays and turn on the "PortFast" mode of the spanning tree protocol (STP) on the switch ports connected to the iSCSI initiators and target arrays. Note that turning on the "PortFast" mode is different from turning off the whole operation of STP on the switch. With "PortFast" on, the STP is still enabled on the switch ports. Turning STP off may affect the entire network and can leave the network vulnerable to physical topology loops.N/A✔✔N/A
For optimal I/O performance, avoid having more than one iSCSI session originating from one host iSCSI port to the same controller. Ideally, the iSCSI host NIC should be connected to only one iSCSI target port on the storage subsystem.N/A✔✔N/A

For Dell-Oracle Tested and Validated solutions on the MD arrays, please refer to the following site http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/enterprise-solutions/w/oracle_solutions/current-release.aspx

The number of VD copies limited to a maximum of 511 with a maximum of 8 concurrent copies (applicable to RAID controller firmware version 07.84.xx.xx)

Remote Replication is not supported in Simplex Mode.

Table 3. MD-Series Storage Array Rules for Non-Dense, 2U Models Only (MD3200, MD3220, MD3200i, MD3220i, MD3600i, MD3620i, MD3600f and MD3620f)

RULE
MD3200 series
6Gbps SAS		 MD3200i series
1Gbps iSCSI		 MD3600i series
10Gbps iSCSI		 MD3600f series
8Gbps Fibre Channel
Support for up to 120 physical slots (system default configuration). Up to nine MD1200 and/or MD1220 series expansion enclosures can be attached to an MD storage array. Any mixture of MD1200 and MD1220 enclosures for a total of 120 physical slots is supported.✔✔✔✔
Support for up to 192 physical slots through a premium feature option. Up to fifteen MD1200 and/or MD1220 series expansion enclosures can be attached to an MD storage array. Any mixture of MD1200 and MD1220 enclosures for a total of 192 physical slots is supported.✔✔✔✔
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID0, RAID1/10 is 120.✔✔✔✔
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID5 or RAID6 disk group is 30.✔✔✔✔
Attached MD1200 series expansion enclosures must be run in unified mode.✔✔✔✔
The number of Snapshots (Legacy) is limited to:
  • maximum of 256 per array
  • maximum of 16 per VD
✔✔✔✔
The number of Remote Replicas (Legacy) is limited to
  • maximum of 16 pairs
N/AN/AN/A✔
The number of Snapshots is limited to:
  • maximum of 512 per array
  • maximum of 128 per VD (32 per snapshot group with a max of 4 snapshot groups per VD)
✔✔✔✔
The number of Remote Replicas is limited to:
  • maximum of 32 per array
N/A✔✔✔

Table 4. MD-Series Storage Array Rules for Dense, 4U Models Only (MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i and MD3660f)

RULE
MD3260 series
6Gbps SAS		 MD3260i series
1Gbps iSCSI		 MD3660i series
10Gbps iSCSI		 MD3660f series
8Gbps Fibre Channel
Support for up to 180 physical slots with a premium feature activation.✔✔✔✔
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID0, RAID1/10 is 120.✔✔✔✔
Up to two MD3060e series expansion enclosures can be attached to MD3260/MD3260I/MD3660i/MD3660f dense storage arrays for a total of 3 MD3x60 enclosures.✔✔✔✔
Support for up to 120 physical slots (system default configuration).✔✔✔✔
A minimum of 20 SAS or SSD drives are required in each MD3x60 enclosure (4 in front of each drawer)✔✔✔✔

Default IPv4 settings for the Management Ports on the MD Series Storage Arrays

[info-symbol] NOTE: No default gateway is set.

By default, the management ports on the storage array are set to DHCP. If DHCP fails, the following IPv4 settings will be used:

Table 5. Default IPv4 Management Port Adresses

Controller IPv4 address Subnet Mask
Controller 0192.168.128.101255.255.255.0
Controller 1192.168.128.102255.255.255.0

Default IPv4 settings for the iSCSI Ports on MD36x0i array

[info-symbol] NOTE: No default gateway is set.

By default, the iSCSI ports on the storage array are set to the following static IPv4 settings:

Table 6. Default iSCSI Port IPv4 Addresses on MD36x0i Storage Arrays

Controller/Port (MD36x0i) IPv4 address Subnet Mask Port #
Controller 0, Port 0192.168.130.101255.255.255.03260
Controller 0, Port 1192.168.131.101255.255.255.03260
Controller 1, Port 0192.168.130.102255.255.255.03260
Controller 1, Port 1192.168.131.102255.255.255.03260

Default IPv4 settings for the iSCSI Ports on MD32x0i array

Table 7. Default iSCSI Port IPv4 Addresses on MD32x0i Storage Arrays

Controller/Port IPv4 address Subnet Mask Port #
Controller 0, Port 0192.168.130.101255.255.255.03260
Controller 0, Port 1192.168.131.101255.255.255.03260
Controller 0, Port 2192.168.132.101255.255.255.03260
Controller 0, Port 3192.168.133.101255.255.255.03260
Controller 1, Port 0192.168.130.102255.255.255.03260
Controller 1, Port 1192.168.131.102255.255.255.03260
Controller 1, Port 2192.168.132.102255.255.255.03260
Controller 1, Port 3192.168.133.102255.255.255.03260

Supported RAID Controller Firmware and NVSRAM

[info-symbol] NOTE: It is advisable to gather support information before performing any firmware upgrade.
[info-symbol] NOTE: Only drivers and firmware released by Dell are supported. For the latest driver and firmware releases, see the Downloads section at dell.com/support.

Table 8. Latest RAID Controller Firmware and NVSRAM Versions

Software Version
RAID Controller07.84.53.60
RAID Controller NVSRAMN26X0-784890-004 for MD32xx and MD32xxi(SAS and 1Gb/s iSCSI storage arrays)
N26X0-784890-904 for MD36xxi and MD36xxf (10Gb/s iSCSI and Fibre Channel storage arrays)

Supported SAS Host Bus Adapters

Please go to dell.com/support to download the latest supported version of the 6Gbps SAS HBA firmware and drivers for your specific server hardware platform.

Table 9. Supported 6Gbps SAS HBA

Host Bus Adapter Name
Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA

Supported iSCSI Software Initiators

Table 10. Supported iSCSI Initiators

Operating System SW Initiator Vendor SW Initiator Version Notes
Windows Server OSMicrosoftRTM or laterIncluded w/OS
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed HatRTM or laterIncluded w/OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerSUSERTM or laterIncluded w/OS
VMware ESXVMwareRTM or laterIncluded w/OS
Citrix XenServerCitrixRTM or laterIncluded w/OS
[info-symbol] NOTE: For detailed information on OS support, refer to Supported Operating Systems section of this document.

Supported Protocol Offload (TOE / iSCSI) Adapters

Standard Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters are supported when used with supported software iSCSI initiators. Hosts must have a standards compliant iSCSI initiator to access MD Series storage. Initiator support is provided by the initiator/operating system vendor. Dell PowerVault does not support Converged Network Adapters (CNA) in Converged mode. Although PowerVault does not endorse or support initiators directly, this support matrix provides some useful configuration information for common initiators.

Dell's PowerVault MD Series Arrays will work with any RFC 3720 iSCSI compliant initiators. The initiator MUST support all mandatory iSCSI features (IPSec is not required). This information is subject to change without notice. Dell is not responsible for any errors in this information. Hardware initiators are not supported by Dell.

Also be sure to read the initiator documentation and release notes from the particular vendors, as well as the MD Series release notes for up to date configuration recommendations.

Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceiver Support

Table 11. Supported Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceivers

Description Manufacturer Mfr. Part Number
8G FC SFP+JDSUPLRXPL-VC-SH4-23-N
8G FC SFP+FinisarFTLF8528P2BCV-LS
8G FC SFP+AvagoAFBR-57D7APZ

Supported Physical Disks

Only physical disks with a Dell P/N from the table below are supported. All other physical disk drives purchased from the Dell Software and Peripheral store with a part number other than specified below are not supported.

Refer to the MD3200/MD3600/MD3660i/MD3660f Drivers and Downloads section on dell.com/support for the latest available physical disk firmware.

Table 12. Supported Physical Disk Models

Form Factor Dell P/N Model Capacity Speed Vendor
2.5"X143KMBD2147RC146GB10KFujitsu
2.5"U706KMBD2300RC300GB10KFujitsu
2.5"R727KMBE2073RC73GB15KFujitsu
2.5"W328KMBE2147RC146GB15KFujitsu
2.5"T6TWNHUC101212CSS6001.2 TB10KHGST
3.5"WTJVYHUS724020ALS6402TB7.2KHGST
3.5"MY58DHUS724030ALS6403TB7.2KHGST
3.5"7J9RNHUS724040ALS6404TB7.2KHGST
2.5"T855KHUC103014CSS600146GB10KHitachi
2.5"U709KHUC103030CSS600300GB10KHitachi
2.5"YJOGRHUC106030CSS600300GB10KHitachi
2.5"CXF82HUC109030CSS600300GB10KHitachi
2.5"8WP8WHUC106060CSS600600GB10KHitachi
2.5"G76RFHUC109060CSS600600GB10KHitachi
2.5"H5WGNHUC109090CSS600900GB10KHitachi
2.5"R730KHUC151473CSS60073GB15KHitachi
2.5"W330KHUC151414CSS600146GB15KHitachi
3.5"X150KHUS156030VLS600300GB15K*Hitachi
3.5"W348KHUS156060VLS600600GB15K*Hitachi
3.5"T875KHUS156045VLS600450GB15K*Hitachi
3.5"VYRKHHUS723020ALS6402TB7.2KHitachi
3.5"CWJ92HUS723030ALS6403TB7.2KHitachi
2.5"X1MCHLB150S149GBSSDPliant
2.5"DPF1JLB806M800GBSSDPliant (SanDisk)
2.5"6R5R8LB206M200GBSSDPliant (SanDisk)
2.5"8C38WLB406M400GBSSDPliant (SanDisk)
2.5"TPWNJLB206S200GBSSDSanDisk
2.5"8NW1HLB406S400GBSSDSanDisk
2.5"5Y05NLB806R800GBSSDSanDisk
2.5"F06P1LB1606R1.6TBSSDSanDisk
2.5"3P3DFST900MM0007900GB10KSeagate
2.5"TNX32ST900MM0036900GB10KSeagate
2.5"RMCP3ST1200MM00071.2TB10KSeagate
2.5"4RYFRST1200MM00271.2TB10KSeagate
2.5"X160KST9146803SS146GB10KSeagate
2.5"PGHJGST300MM0006300GB10KSeagate
2.5"R744KST9300503SS300GB10KSeagate
2.5"T871KST9300603SS300GB10KSeagate
2.5"745GCST9300605SS300GB10KSeagate
2.5"7YX58ST600MM0006600GB10KSeagate
2.5"8MP93ST9600104SS600GB10KSeagate
2.5"7T0DWST9600204SS600GB10KSeagate
2.5"R72NVST9600205SS600GB10KSeagate
2.5"2RR9TST900MM0006900GB10KSeagate
2.5"XRRVXST9900605SS900GB10KSeagate
2.5"8JRN4ST9900805SS900GB10KSeagate
2.5"W345KST973452SS73GB15KSeagate
2.5"U733KST9146752SS146GB15KSeagate
2.5"X162KST9146852SS146GB15KSeagate
2.5"61XPFST9146853SS146GB15KSeagate
2.5"81N2CST9300453SS300GB15KSeagate
2.5"H8DVCST9300653SS300GB15KSeagate
2.5"867CYST300MP0004300GB15KSeagate
2.5"R734KST9500430SS500GB7.2KSeagate
2.5"W335KST9500431SS500GB7.2KSeagate
2.5"55RMXST9500620SS500GB7.2KSeagate
2.5"9W5WVST91000640SS1TB7.2KSeagate
2.5"XKGH0ST91000642SS1TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"FNW88ST1000NM00231TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"1P7DPST2000NM00232TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"55H49ST3000NM00233TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"529FGST4000NM00234TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"6P85JST4000NM00634TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"R752KST3600002SS600GB10K*Seagate
3.5"F617NST3300657SS300GB15K*Seagate
3.5"W347KST3600057SS600GB15K*Seagate
3.5"T873KST3600957SS600GB15K*Seagate
3.5"X163KST3450757SS450GB15K*Seagate
3.5"R749KST3450857SS450GB15K*Seagate
3.5"U717KST3500414SS500GB7.2KSeagate
3.5"6VNCJST500NM0001500GB7.2KSeagate
3.5"740YXST1000NM00011TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"YGG39ST1000NM00011TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"U738KST31000424SS1TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"X164KST31000425SS1TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"67TMTST2000NM00012TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"7RGK3ST2000NM00012TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"R755KST32000444SS2TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"4WKK8ST32000444SS2TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"W350KST32000445SS2TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"1D9NNST32000645SS2TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"91K8TST33000650SS3TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"09JYJST33000650SS3TB7.2KSeagate
3.5"698PMST33000652SS3TB7.2KSeagate
2.5"MTV7GAL13SEB300300GB10KToshiba
2.5"5TFDDAL13SEB600600GB10KToshiba
2.5"RC34WAL13SEB900900GB10KToshiba
2.5"740Y7MBF2300RC300GB10KToshiba
2.5"5R6CXMBF2600RC600GB10KToshiba
2.5"6DFD8MK1401GRRB146GB15KToshiba
2.5"NWH7VMK3001GRRB300GB15KToshiba
2.5"6K55XMK2001GRZB200GBSSDToshiba
2.5"R2PJ7MK4001GRZB400GBSSDToshiba
3.5"12GYYMG03SCA4004TB7.2KToshiba
3.5"GPP3GMG03SCA1001TB7.2KToshiba
3.5"829T8MG03SCA2002TB7.2KToshiba
3.5"14X4HMG03SCA3003TB7.2KToshiba
3.5"7KXJRMK1001TRKB1TB7.2K*Toshiba
3.5"WDC07MK2001TRKB2TB7.2K*Toshiba
2.5"X79H3WD3000BKHG300GB10KWestern Digital
2.5"CWHNNWD3001BKHG300GB10KWestern Digital
2.5"C5R62WD6000BKHG600GB10KWestern Digital
2.5"96G91WD6001BKHG600GB10KWestern Digital
2.5"4X1DRWD9001BKHG900GB10KWestern Digital
3.5"0V8G9WD1000FYYG1TB7.2KWestern Digital
3.5"440RWWD1001FYYG1TB7.2KWestern Digital
3.5"YY34FWD2000FYYG2TB7.2KWestern Digital
3.5"37MGTWF2001FYYG2TB7.2KWestern Digital
3.5"DPTW9WD3001FYYG3TB7.2KWestern Digital
3.5"202V7WD4001FYYG4TB7.2KWestern Digital
[info-symbol] NOTE: 3.5" 15K rpm drives, 3.5” 10K rpm drives and 3.5" 7.2K rpm drives marked with (*) are not supported on MD dense arrays such as MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i and MD3660f.

Supported Expansion Enclosures

MD 3x60 Series Dense Storage Arrays supports a maximum of 180 physical disk slots (with premium feature activation). For a system without premium feature activation, this physical disk slots limit is 120. The additional slots support can only be provided by up to 2 MD3060e expansion enclosures.

Table 13. Expansion Enclosures Supported on Dense (4U) Storage Arrays

Enclosure Model Minimum Firmware Version
MD3060e03.66

MD32xx/36xx series storage arrays support a maximum of 192 physical disk slots (with premium feature activation). For a system without premium feature activation, this physical disk limit is 120. The additional slots can be provided by up to 15 MD1200 expansion enclosures, seven MD1220 expansion enclosures, or a combination of both. When a combination of expansion enclosures is used, the total number of disk drive slots in the system cannot exceed 192.

Table 14. Expansion Enclosures Supported on Non-Dense (2U) Storage Arrays

Enclosure Model Minimum Firmware Version
MD12001.05
MD12201.05
[info-symbol] NOTE: Attaching a 4U (dense) expansion enclosure to a 2U (non-dense) RAID storage array is not supported; alternately, a 2U expansion enclosure cannot be attached to a 4U RAID storage array. All EMM's in an expansion stack must be at the same firmware level.

Supported Management Software

MD-Series Resource DVD and other supported management software details are shown in the following table.

Table 15. Supported Management Software (Windows)

Windows

Software Component Version Notes
MD32/36 Series Storage Arrays Resource DVD5.0.0.70
Modular Disk Storage Manager11.10.0306.0005
Modular Disk Configuration Utility2.1.0.47Supported on iSCSI only
MD32 series Hardware Provider VDS/VSS Providers*D0.84.G6.02/S0.84.G6.02
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-insee v Center Plug -in Support table belowSupported on:
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1(64-bit version only)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
MD Storage Array VASA Provider (iSCSI and Fibre -Channel only)see VASA Provider Support table below
MD Storage Array Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) (Fibre Channel only)see Storage Replication Adapter Support table below

* Maximum number of concurrent backups supported while using the HW provider VSS provider with Clustered Shared Volumes is 2

Table 16. Supported Management Software (Linux)

Linux

Software Component Version Notes
MD Series Dense Storage Arrays Resource DVD5.0.0.70
Modular Disk Storage Manager11.10.0A06.0005Supported with iSCSI storage arrays only
Modular Disk Configuration Utility2.1.0.47

Table 17. Supported Management Software (VMware vCenter Plug-in)

vCenter Plug-in Support

vCenter Plug-in Version VMware version supported Notes
2.7All Protocols
  • EXSi 5.5
  • EXSi 5.1
  • EXSi 5.0
This is compatible only with firmware 7.84.53.60 only
2.5All protocols
  • ESXi 5.1
  • ESXi 5.0
This is compatible only with firmware 7.84.53.60 or newer

Table 18. Supported Management Software (VASA)

VASA Provider Support (supported on Fibre Channel and iSCSI arrays only )

VASA Version VMware version supported Notes
5.1vSphere™ Client 5.0/ 5.1/5.5
vCenter Server 5.0/5.1/5.5		Supported on 7.84 firmware only.
1.0vSphere™ Client 5.0
vCenter Server 5.0		vCenter must be installed on separate server than the VASA Provider
See the MD Storage Array VMware VASA 1.0 Provider User's Guide for more information

Table 19. Supported Management Software (Storage Replication Adapter)

Storage Replication Adapter Support (supported on Fibre Channel and iSCSI arrays only )

SRA Version VMware version supported Notes
5.1vSphere™ Client 5.0/ 5.1/5.5
vCenter Server 5.0/5.1/5.5		Supported on 7.84 firmware only
5.0vSphere Client 5.0
vCenter Server 5.0
Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.0		See the MD Storage Array VMware Storage Replication Adapter 5.0 Installation and Configuration Guide for more information
1.1vSphere™ Client 4.1
vCenter Server 4.1, 4.0 or 3.5		See the MD Storage Array Storage Replication Adapter 1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for more information

Supported Operating Systems

Where clustering is supported by the operating system, it is also supported on the MD3200, MD3200i, MD3600i and MD3600f MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i and MD3660f series storage arrays, subject to the following limitations:

Windows 2008 R2 SP1: Maximum iSCSI nodes is 16; maximum SAS nodes is 4; maximum FC nodes is 16

Table 20. MD-Series Operating System Support

Operating System SAS Host Server iSCSI Host Server Management Station Fibre Channel Host Server Notes & Required Hotfixes
Windows Server 2012 R2*✔✔✔✔
Standard Server and Core✔✔✔✔
Datacenter Server and Core✔✔✔✔
Foundation Server and Core✔✔✔✔
Windows Server 2012 *
Standard Server and Core✔✔✔✔KB2822241
Datacenter Server and Core✔✔✔✔KB2822241
Essentials Server and Core✔✔✔✔KB2822241
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1*
Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Standard and Core✔✔✔✔KB2522766
Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise and Core✔✔✔✔KB2522766
Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Datacenter and Core✔✔✔✔KB2522766
Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Foundation and Core✔✔✔✔KB2522766
Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Web and Core✔✔✔✔KB2522766
Windows 2008 Storage Server R2 SP1 all editions✔✔✔✔KB2522766
Windows 2008 R2 SP1 HPC Server✔✔✔✔KB2522766
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (x64 only)✔✔✔Basic Server install (Minimum)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (x64 only)✔✔✔Basic Server install (Minimum)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 (x86, x64)✔✔✔Basic Server install (Minimum)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (x86, x64)✔✔✔Basic Server install (Minimum)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11.3(x64 only)✔✔✔✔
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11.2(x64 only)✔✔✔✔
Virtualization Hosts / Hypervisors**
VMware ESXi 5.5✔✔✔✔* for supported array FW versions, please see VMware HCL
*Supported path policies: MRU, RR
VMware ESXi 5.1 U1✔✔✔✔* for supported array FW versions, please see VMware HCL
*Supported path policies: MRU, RR
VMware ESXi 5.0 U2✔✔✔✔* Hardware iSCSI initiators are not supported.
* Supported path policies: MRU, RR
Citrix XenServer✔✔✔✔for supported XS releases please see http://hcl.xensource.com/
Microsoft Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V✔✔✔✔
Microsoft Server 2012 with Hyper-V✔✔✔✔
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012✔✔✔✔
Microsoft Server 2008 R2 SP1 with Hyper-V✔✔✔✔
Windows Desktop Operating Systems
Windows 8 (x64 only)
  • Pro
  • Enterprise
✔
Windows 7 (x86, x64)✔
[info-symbol] NOTE: Core editions Windows servers can only manage storage arrays via the SMcli client.
[info-symbol] NOTE: The VMware Hardware Compatibility List only shows support for RAID controller firmware version 07.84. However, this indicates support for all firmware versions 07.84.xx.xx or later.

ALUA Support on Supported Host Operating Systems

The following operating systems supported by your MD Series storage arrays support ALUA natively. No configuration steps are required to enable ALUA on these operating systems.

VMWARE ESXi is not natively configured to support ALUA on the MD Series storage arrays. To enable ALUA you must manually configure it. Configuration details are provided in the MD Series Administrator's documents found on dell.com/support.

Supported Device Mapper Software

Table 21. Supported Device Mapper Software

Operating System Component Supported Version
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.3NativeNative *
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.2NativeNative *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5NativeNative *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4NativeNative *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10NativeNative *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9NativeNative *

Supported Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

Table 22. Supported Fibre Channel HBAs

Host Bus Adapter Name Fabric Configuration Direct-attach Configuration
Qlogic*
QLE2660/62✔✔
QLE2560/62✔✔
QLE2460/62/64✔✔
QLE220**✔✔
QME2662✔✔
QME2572✔✔
QME2472✔✔
Emulex*
LPe16000/2✔✔
LPe12000/2✔✔
LPe 11002✔✔
LPe 1150✔✔
LPe 1105-M4✔✔
LPe 1205-M✔✔
LPe 16002-M✔✔
Brocade*
BR815/BR825Device Driver Version 3.0.1.0 only
[info-symbol] * See Required Timeout Settings for Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters for required timeout settings by manufacturer.

Required Timeout Settings for Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

This table shows required timeout settings for all Dell-supported fibre channel (FC) HBAs, by manufacturer and OS. Make sure that any FC HBA connected to your MD36xxf storage array has these timeout values set as shown.

Use one of these manufacturer utilities to set these values on your HBA:

Table 23. Fibre Channel HBA Timeout Values (by Manufacturer)

HBA Manufacturer Timeout Parameter Required Value (in seconds)
QlogicLinkDownTimeout10
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1PortDownRetryCount10
Linux onlyqlport_down_retry10
EmulexLinkTimeout10
Windows onlyNodeTimeout10
Linux onlylpfc_devloss_tmo10
Brocadepathtov10
Windows and Linux

Supported Brocade and Dell PowerConnect FOS levels

Supported only on Fibre Channel storage arrays running most current RAID firmware versions.

Table 24. Supported Brocade and PowerConnect FOS

Switches Firmware Description
Brocade
200EFOS 6.2.2Brocade 4Gb 16 port FC switch
4100FOS 6.4.1aBrocade 4Gb 32 port FC switch
4100FOS 6.4.2Brocade 4Gb 64 port FC switch
4900FOS 6.4.1aBrocade 4Gb 64 port FC switch
4900FOS 6.4.2Brocade 4Gb 64 port FC switch
5000FOS 6.4.1aBrocade 4Gb 32 port FC switch
5000FOS 6.4.2Brocade 4Gb 32 port FC switch
300FOS 6.4.1aBrocade 8Gb 24 port FC switch
5100FOS 6.4.2Brocade 8Gb 40 port FC switch
5100FOS 7.0.1
5300FOS 6.4.1aBrocade 8Gb 80 port FC switch
5300FOS 6.4.2
5300FOS 7.0.1
6505FOS 7.0.1Brocade 16Gb 24 port FC switch
6510FOS 7.0.0bBrocade 16Gb 48 port FC switch
6510FOS 7.0.1
DCX & DCX-4SFOS 6.4.1aDirector class switch chassis
DCX & DCX-4SFOS 6.4.2
DCX & DCX-4SFOS 7.0.1
DCX8510-4FOS 7.0.0bDirector class switch chassis
DCX8510-4FOS 7.0.1
DCX8510-8FOS 7.0.0bDirector class switch chassis
DCX8510-8FOS 7.0.1
FC8-4848 port 8Gb FC blade module for DCX an DCX8510 chassis
FC8-3232 port 8Gb FC blade module for DCX an DCX8510 chassis
FC8-1616 port 8Gb FC blade module for DCX an DCX8510 chassis
FC16-3232 port 16Gb FC blade module for DCX8510 chassies
FC16-4848 port 16Gb FC blade module for DCX8510 chassies
Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4SFOS 6.4.1aDell PowerConnect Director class switch chassis
Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4SFOS 6.4.2
Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4SFOS 7.0.1
Dell PowerConnect DCX8510-4FOS 7.0.0bDirector class switch chassis
Dell PowerConnect DCX8510-4FOS 7.0.1
Dell PowerConnect DCX8510-8FOS 7.0.0bDirector class switch chassis
Dell PowerConnect DCX8510-8FOS 7.0.1
FC8-4848 port 8Gb FC blade module
FC8-1616 port 8Gb FC blade module
FC16-3232 port 16Gb FC blade module
FC16-4848 port 16Gb FC blade module

Supported Dell M1000e Fibre Channel IOMs

Table 25. Supported Fibre Channel I/O Modules

Supported on Fibre Channel storage arrays only.

Fibre Channels IOMs Firmware Description
M6505FOS 7.0.1Brocade 16Gb 24 port FC switch module
M6505FOS 6.4.1a
M5424FOS 6.4.224 port 8/4 Gb FC blade switch module
M5424FOS 7.0.1
M5424-NFOS 6.4.1a24 port 8/4 Gb FC SAN module
M5424-NFOS 7.0.1
FC8PT16 port 8Gb FC Pass-through module

Tested Brocade, Cisco and Qlogic Fibre Channel Routers

Table 26. Supported Fibre Channel Routers

FCIP Routers Description
Brocade
7500Brocade 7500 Extension switch
7800Brocade 7800 Extension switch
Cisco
9216iMDS 9216i Multilayer Fabric Switch
Qlogic
6142SANbox 6142

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